by little and little
English
Prepositional phrase
by little and little
- (dated) A small amount at a time; little by little.
- Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, chapter 2
- The girl raged and battled with all the force of her youth and fulness of life, until by little and little her passionate exclamations trailed off into broken murmurs as if she were in pain.
- Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, chapter 2